Born Like This

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Born Like This
A stone or concrete rendition of the modern MF DOOM mask, facing a stone with abstract symbols etched into it.
Studio album by
DOOM
Released24 March 2009 (2009-03-24)
GenreHip-hop
Length40:34
LabelLex
Producer
MF Doom chronology
Madvillainy 2: The Madlib Remix
(2008) 		Born Like This
(2009) 		Unexpected Guests
(2009)
Singles from Born Like This
  1. "Gazzillion Ear"
    Released: January 2010

Born Like This (stylized in all caps) is the sixth and final solo studio album by British-American rapper and producer MF Doom. It was released under the pseudonym "Doom" on 24 March 2009, through Lex Records. It debuted at number 52 on the Billboard 200 chart, having sold 10,895 copies as of 29 March 2009.[1] In addition to tracks produced by MF Doom, the album includes production by frequent collaborator Madlib, as well as J Dilla. The album title is borrowed from Charles Bukowski's poem "Dinosauria, We", which employs it as a cadence. The track "Cellz" opens with a sampled recording of Bukowski reading the poem.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[4]
The A.V. ClubA−[5]
Consequence of SoundA−[6]
Drowned in Sound7/10[7]
HipHopDX3.5/5[8]
The ObserverStarStarStarStar[9]
Paste76/100[10]
Pitchfork8.0/10[11]
Slant MagazineStarStarStarHalf star[12]
URBStarStarStarHalf star[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Born Like This received an average score of 77% based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Born Like This ranked at number 4 on The Skinny's "2009: A Year in Records" list.[14] Pitchfork included it in their best albums of 2009, placing it at number 48.[15]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Supervillain Intro"
0:54
2."Gazzillion Ear"
J Dilla4:12
3."Ballskin"DumileJake One1:30
4."Yessir!" (featuring Raekwon)DumileMF Doom2:34
5."Absolutely"
Madlib2:43
6."Rap Ambush"DumileJake One1:28
7."Lightworks"
J Dilla1:52
8."Batty Boyz"DumileMF Doom3:16
9."Angelz" (featuring Tony Starks)DumileMF Doom3:07
10."Cellz"
  • Dumile
  • Littler
  • MF Doom
  • Mr. Chop
4:21
11."Still Dope" (featuring Empress Stahhr tha Femcee)DumileMF Doom2:40
12."Microwave Mayo"DumileJake One2:26
13."More Rhymin'"DumileJake One1:39
14."That's That"
MF Doom2:15
15."Supervillainz" (featuring Kurious, Mobonix, Posdnous, Prince Paul & Slug)
  • MF Doom
  • Mr. Chop
2:49
16."Bumpy's Message" (featuring Bumpy Knuckles)
  • Dumile
  • Littler
  • Daley
  • MF Doom
  • Mr. Chop
1:36
17."Thank Yah"DumileMF Doom1:14
Total length:40:34

Sample credits and additional notes

Personnel

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  • Mr. Chop – additional instruments (1, 10, 15–16)
  • Paloma Faith (aka “Cat-Girl”) – additional vocals (1–2, 9)
  • G Koop – keyboards, guitar, bass (3, 6, 12–13)
  • Posdnuos (aka P-Pain) – additional vocals (1, 15)
  • Prince Paul (aka Filthy Pablo) – additional vocals (15)
  • Raekwon – additional vocals (9)

Charts

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Chart performance for Born Like This
Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[18] 52
US Billboard Independent Albums[19] 5
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[20] 29
US Billboard Rap Albums[21] 9

References

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